A rape happened in early March in the West Campus Parking Garage at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, according to a report filed Wednesday.

The rape was not reported to UT police but instead to the university's Title IX Office, which in part aims to prevent incidents of sexual assault and misconduct, support victims of sexual crimes and educate campus members about Title IX and appropriate conduct.

Because of federal Clery Act reporting regulations, the Title IX Office was obligated to give the information to the Clery Office, according to Jillian Paciello, Clery Act compliance coordinator and deputy Title IX coordinator for law enforcement for the UT Police Department..

The Clery Act mandates that colleges and universities that take part in federal financial aid programs must track and make public campus crime statistics and security information, according to the Federal Student Aid Office under the U.S. Department of Education.

Paciello said she could not provide any other details of the rape, including the gender of the victim, circumstances, etc. She did not know the reason for the delay in the reporting of the crime.

The crime was not investigated by the UT Police Department as police do not get involved with reports made to the university's Clery Office, Paciello said.

UT Knoxville Title IX coordinator Ashley Blamey could not immediately be reached for comment.